Jiang Wu and the palace maid took off her outer robe together. This court dress was made of gold thread and was indeed gorgeous. Even Jiang Wu didn't think there was anything wrong with it at first glance.
She put her robe aside and asked the palace maid: "After my queen fainted, did you check her whole body?"
The palace maid was obviously stunned for a moment and then said: "As soon as the empress fainted, I sent for the imperial doctor. In addition, the imperial doctor checked the collar and said there was nothing wrong with the clothes..."
That means I haven't checked it yet.
Jiang Wu sighed lightly, still suffering from the disadvantage of not having a female imperial physician in the palace. Even the imperial physician was timid and did not dare to check the clothes. However, judging from the time when the empress vomited blood, the speed was not too slow.
After taking off her inner clothes, Jiang Wu did not look at her front, but directly looked at her back - just as she expected!
There were red and swollen blisters on the empress's back. Unfortunately, she went into shock immediately after vomiting blood, so she didn't have time to say how painful it was. When the palace maid looked at it, her eyes widened and she said, "How could this happen?"
Jiang Wusi explained that the source of the poison has not been figured out yet, so it is not easy to use medicine rashly, and the imperial doctors should have induced vomiting for the empress. There is a 90% chance that this situation is due to the smear on the clothes.
Toxic substances, the top priority is to cool her down.
"May I have your name?"
"Slave Crispy Peach..."
"Okay, Crispy Tao, tell the other maids in the palace who are usually close to the empress to prepare a large bucket of ice water."
Juitao was stunned: "What are you going to do, girl?"
Jiang Wu made a decision immediately: "My queen is burning unbearably now. First rinse your whole body with cold water, and then I will go to the imperial doctor to discuss the follow-up treatment." After saying that, Jiang Wu had already stood up and hurried outside.
Suitao agreed in a daze, then ran to find several other maids, helped the queen up and carried her to the bathroom. The other maids were inevitably worried: "In the coldest month of winter, if you rinse with ice water, the queen may be infected."
The wind is cold..."
In fact, Jingtao couldn't make up her mind. Although she was Concubine De's personal maid, she had never had any experience in dealing with similar matters. If something happened to the concubine because of the cold water washing, they would not be able to afford it.
She was confused and said in panic: "That girl was brought by the commander of the Jinyiwei. I think even if something happens, the Jinyiwei will take responsibility for her. But if the injury on the empress's back is not treated, her life may really be in danger."
Got it!"
Thinking of this, several palace maids no longer hesitated and began to pour cold water on the empress. The unconscious Concubine De's painful moans escaped from her throat, and she also had some consciousness dimly, "Crispy peach... Crisp peach?"
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Upon hearing this, Jutao immediately held Concubine De's hand and said, "My dear, how do you feel?"
Concubine De's mind was still in confusion, and her back felt like a burning pain. She said intermittently: "I...my back is very painful, like a burning feeling."
Upon hearing this, Crispy Tao immediately ordered people to pour it more quickly. Concubine De asked intermittently: "What happened just now?"
Jing Tao wiped her tears and said, "You were just about to set off when you suddenly vomited blood and then fainted."
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On this side, Jiang Wu had already taken the robe outside and told the doctors: "The problem lies in this robe. You might as well think about what kind of poison can be contaminated on the skin through clothing.
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When several imperial doctors heard this, they all didn't believe it: "You little girl, could it be that you deliberately deceived me just to claim credit?"
Jiang Wu was speechless: "My queen's back is red and swollen. If you don't believe it, you can summon your personal maid to come over and ask. What you should do most now is how to cure my queen's illness."
"Then how do you determine that the problem is with the outer robe? If there is a burning sensation on the back, isn't it more likely that the inner garment is the cause?"
"The imperial concubine's inner garment is kept by the palace maid. It would be too difficult to poison her. Besides, if it were an inner garment, based on the toxicity of such a thing, the imperial concubine might not be able to survive until now. Only this outer robe is a newly sent court dress.
It has been about four or five hours since I put it on in the afternoon, and the way I sit or lie down will further compress the fabric and make it penetrate into the skin."
"Didn't I make it clear enough?"
Several imperial doctors looked at each other and began to test the poison with silver needles. After smelling it for a long time, they still couldn't find out the reason. Finally, they couldn't help but ask her for help: "Since the girl can judge that the poison comes from the outer robe, I think I can try to judge it."
What kind of substance is poison?"
...To be honest, Jiang Wu is really not good at this.
She had just guessed that the source of Empress De's poisoning was actually elimination. The imperial doctors had already checked the diet and induced vomiting, but it was of no use. As for the gas, so many people were there, and according to what the palace maid Jitao said, De
In fact, the concubine did not stay alone for a long time, and it was impossible for a person to come out of the scene and cover the concubine's mouth and force her to inhale the poisonous gas. If it were released on a large scale, the entire palace would be infected.
So after investigation, the problem was either the bed or the clothing.
As for hairpins and other hair accessories, they are too small in size and their effect is almost negligible.
Only this court dress was newly delivered today, and it has been worn for about three or four hours. From all aspects, this is in line with basic logic, and it is also the simplest for people who are poisoned. As for this dress,
where is the problem?
She picked it up and smelled it carefully, but could smell nothing except the floral fragrance sprayed on the clothes by the palace maid. However, the burning on Concubine De's back reminded her of something - calcium hydroxide.
This thing is actually a white powder. As a chemical substance, it is usually used in cement and concrete. If it is accidentally swallowed, it will cause the gastrointestinal tract to be burned, causing life-threatening consequences; and if it is accidentally in contact with a large area of skin
Contact will cause severe burning and ulceration of the skin.
But was there calcium hydroxide in ancient times?
She was a little hesitant. If it was really this thing, it would be colorless, odorless, and indistinguishable. It was just a pile of white powder and could only be detected with instruments.
Fortunately, Empress Dowager De Fei did not swallow it, and the fainting was probably due to too much pain. After rinsing with cold water, taking some more medicine, and applying ointment for a few days, everything will probably be fine.
She explained her guesses one by one. Some of the doctors believed it and some didn't. After all, Jiang Wu didn't say what it was specifically. Concubine De was a noble lady. If she really dealt with it like this, if something happened in the future, I'm afraid the entire
Even the hospital can't afford it.
At this moment, Jiang Wu suddenly thought of something!
The common name of calcium hydroxide is hydrated lime. This existed in ancient times, and what was it called... She actually forgot about it for a while!
If it can be directly determined that the clothes are slaked lime, then it can be ensured that nothing serious will happen to Empress De Fei. She said: "Where is the well here? I am going to get a basin of water."
"what are you up to?"
Before Jiang Wu could explain one by one, a chamberlain came over with a basin of water. The chamberlain explained: "Master Fu heard it outside the door and ordered the servant to get water for you."
Jiang Wu didn't care about this. He soaked his clothes in the basin and waited for a while. Sure enough, he found that the water had become turbid.